Lecture & Discussion SeriesThe Trees to Seas series features speakers and workshops about local natural science and ecology. Join us each 3rd Thursday of the month at the Scotts Valley Library to learn more about this place we call home. Brought to you in partnership with Julianne Rhodes, Environmental Compliance Consultant for the City of Scotts Valley. Scotts Valley Library • 4th Thursdays6:30pm - 8:30pm251 Kings Village Rd. April 20th A Flyfisherman's History of the San Lorenzo River:Flyfisherman & conservationist Tom Hogye leads us through the rich and colorful history of fishing the San Lorenzo River. Discover the history of this great anadromous fishery­from a time when there were more fish than you could shake a stick at-to the status today of restoring this once great habitat. May 18 Journey to the North Atlantic Gyre: A Scientist Witnesses Plastic Pollution Carolyn Rosevelt, M.S. Research scientist, NASA ARC-CREST/CSU Monterey Bay. The 5 Gyres Institute is on a mission to educate the world about single-use plastic pollution. Carolyn Rosevelt recounts a 20-day journey across the North Atlantic and the effects of this pollution.

Screening and Discussion Series: Join us on the 4th Wednesday of each month-­from now through August--for film screenings and thought-provoking discussions of films made from 1900-1940's. Every month we will screen a film from a different decade and discuss its historical context and significance. 4th Wednesday of each month5:00pm - 7:00pmScotts Valley Library 251 Kings Village Rd.

April 26: A Trip to the Moon (1902), The Great Train Robbery (1903), The Haunted House (1908), The Fairylogue and Radio-Plays (1908)

What is a supermassive black hole? If no light can escape them, how can they be the brightest and most powerful objects in the universe? Dr. Martin Gaskell will describe in easy-to-understand, non-technical terms using everyday concepts, how these monstrous black holes grow and produce their tremendous outpourings of energy by swallowing gas. Thursday, May 4th • 2017 Scotts Valley Library• 251 Kings Village Rd.6:30pm - 8:00pm Martin Gaskell Ph.D Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of California at Santa Cruz.

PARTNERS IN CITIZEN SCIENCE ... Santa Cruz Public Libraries and partners invite you to join us every first Thursday for a lecture and Q&A with local experts and researchers in the field discussing life science, ecology, geology, genetics, climatology and more. Let's connect, inspire and inform each other!